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What Does A Rising Hcg Mean During Pregnancy?

I am 7-8 weeks pregnant through IVF doctor is saying things do not look good with the pregnancy no heartbeat seen at 6 weeks HCG keeps rising currently today rose to 20,000. It's not a tubal, so if its not a viable pregnancy why do my numbers keep rising?
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Tubal pregnancy is not the only abnormal type of the pregnancy.
There is another condition called as Molar pregnancy wherein the whole embryo has undergone molar changes. The product of conception looks like a bunch of grapes. In such condition, the HCG levels go on shooting up very high. Naturally, there would not be any heartbeats of foetus.
However, according to your history, you had IVF. It means the embryo transfer was done after confirming that the embryo is normal.
Ultrasonography may throw a light on this issue.
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What Does A Rising Hcg Mean During Pregnancy?

Tubal pregnancy is not the only abnormal type of the pregnancy. There is another condition called as Molar pregnancy wherein the whole embryo has undergone molar changes. The product of conception looks like a bunch of grapes. In such condition, the HCG levels go on shooting up very high. Naturally, there would not be any heartbeats of foetus. However, according to your history, you had IVF. It means the embryo transfer was done after confirming that the embryo is normal. Ultrasonography may throw a light on this issue.